Damascus Blast Said to Kill at Least 15

Today the fighting continued in Syria with a car bomb that detonated at the Syrian Central Bank, across the street from a primary school in Damascus. Jayda al-Kanna was cooking in her kitchen above the school when the blast shook a six foot hole in her living room wall. The Syrian government blames its opposition for the explosion that killed 15 and wounded at least another 53.

            The use of car bombs has taken a terrible toll on the people of Syria. Both the government and some rebel factions have been enraged by the use of them. The people are much more fearful now with the use of car bombs since they are usually used to target busy city areas. Before their use the fighting was limited to small arms and road side bombs targeting Syrian security forces. The people are now witnessing a scene similar to Iraq with many check points and blast walls.

            Some people of the opposition have actually accused the government of using the car bombs to make the uprising seem brutal and unfavorable. This myth was debunked when an extremist group Nusra Front began claiming the attacks were theirs.

            The war in Syria has been going on for two years now and it doesn’t seem to be making any progress. Attacks are still very common and innocent civilians are being killed in the streets. Like many problems in the Middle East we are off on the sidelines and left wondering what to do about it.